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MACHINE FOR SETTING GAPS O N WHIPS, 650.

No. 374,532. Patented Dec. 6, 1887.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANKLIN L. GOODENOUGH, OF \VINDSOR, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TORICHARD N. RANDALL, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR SETTING CAPS-ON WHlPS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,532, dated December6, 1887.

Application filed April 13, 1887. Serial No. 234,716. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN L. Goonn; NOUGH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Windsor, in the county of Broome and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gap-Setters;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled intheartto t which it appertains to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference markedthereon, which form a part ofthisspecification. v [5 Similar letters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views.

Myinvention is that of a machine for setting caps or ferrules on theends of whips, canes, and similar articles, and has for its object tofurnish a certain, simple, and expeditious means for fasteningthem'without liability of crushing or injuring either the cap or thearticle within it to which it is to be fastened. These caps are made ofthin metal spun up to the desired shape, and are fastened on by sinkinga pointed punch, in the form of a countersink, in the metal, by which aspur of the metal is forced down in the'stock, thus preventing the capfrom turning or being taken off. Heretofore these caps have been seteither by means of a punch and hammer, or a small point set in a concavebed, upon which the cap was struck. Either method has required at leastthree blows to fasten the cap, and it was often crushed out of shape ormisplaced in the operation. To overcome these difficulties I haveconstructed this machine, which is armed with more or less points, whichare all forced in the cap simultaneously from different sides, fasteningthe cap at a single stroke, without any liability to crush or throw itout of place. 7

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of thecomplete machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the head and top ofthe standard on the dotted line in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on thedotted line in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the cup b of Fig.1, in which thefoot-lever F works, 50 a small portion of the top beingbroken away;

with a broad base, so that it may stand firmly and Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetail of one of the punches a, Fig. 3, and the spring accompany- .ingit.

The standard A is made preferably of iron,

on the floor, with the top turned at right angles to the standard,forming the neck A and having a face-plate, A". The neck and faceplateare drilled and threaded horizontally through the center to receive thethreaded rod S. Next the faceplate A is another flat plate, B, Fig. 2,which is bolted on the plate A and drilled through the center, formingthe orifice h to receive the head of the rod S, which head has at itsfront end a cup to receive the cap, and the rod is turned out or in toregulate the distance'from the end of the cap at which the punchesstrike. On the rod is the locking-nut Z to turn up against the standardand hold the rod in the position to which it is adjusted. I

Next the plate B there is a plate of less diameter, O, of which a flatsection is shown in Fig. 3 cut through on the dotted line in Fig. 2, anda crosssectiou is shown in Fig. 2 in- 7 side the rim D. This plate hasthe central orifice, h, and is pierced from its outer face to thisorifice by centrallyconverging holes to receive the punches a a a, andmay have three, as shown, or any other number, so that they all convergeto a common center at the center of the plate 0. The punches are madewith a head to fit so that it will work easily in the perforations inthe plate, and the perforations are carried down nearly to the centralorifice at the same size as the head, but near the orifice are madesmaller to fit the smaller part of the punch. In this chamber, under thehead of the punch, is a coiled spring resting upon the shoulder of therecess and pressing against the head of the punch to throw the punchback so soon as the pressure on the head is relieved. The heads of thepunches extend beyond the rim of the plate when the points are back tothe walls of the central orifice, h.

Outsideand entirely surrounding the plate 0 is the rim D, made to workeasily on the periphery of the plate and just enough thinner than C toturn between the plates B and E. On its outer side it has 9. lug, d, forthe 100 purpose of attaching a pitman, P, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. 0nthe inner side it is cut away at each of the pins a on a line convergingoutward from a true circle, forming eccentric chambers, which allow thepins to recede from the center until the points are flush with the wallsof the center orifice, h. The heads of the pins are shaped to conform tothe surface of these eccentrics.

The pitman 1?, attached to the lug d, has at its lower end a treadle, F,which works in the slot of the cup I), and under the treadle is a coiledspring to throw the treadle back.

Outside. the plate 0 and rim D, and covering both, is a plain plate, E,bolted through with all the others to the top of the standard A,the-bolts passing through the inner plate, 0, and not interfering withthe rim D. This onterplate has also the central orifice, h, for the whipto enter.

If desired, a forked rest on which to place the whip may be put on thestandard, or the machine may be set up near a bench, so that the body ofthe whip lies across the bench.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The whip-butt having the capon is inserted in the central orifice, with its end against the cap atthe end of the screw S. The operator presses the treadle F down with hisfoot, bringing the rim D forward, when the pressure of the advancingeccentrics forces the points of the pins aa a forward into the cap,forcing cones or projections from the metal into the stock. So soon asthe pressure of the foot is withdrawn, the spring in the cup b forces upthe treadle, and thus turns. the rim D back, and thus frees the pinsfrom the cap. If desired, power may be applied to drive it; but I havefound a foot-pressure most desirable.

Havingthus described myinvention, whatI claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

- 1. In acap setting machine, the combinanation of standard A, havingneck A and face-plate A", of a head containing an interior plate, 0,having perforations for pointed punches a. which converge to a commoncenter, and which are driven by eccentrics in a surrounding rim, D, allconstructed and operating substantially as shown and described.

2. In a cap-setting machine, a head having a central orifice, h, toreceive the stock and cap, in combination with screw S, with locknut Z,to regulate the distance from the end at which the cap is struck,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a cap-setting machine, the drivingrim 0, provided with a punch orpunches, in combination with pitman P, treadle F, and guide and springI), all substantially as shown and described. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN L. GOODENOUGH.

Vitnesses:

A. L. PINE, WM. DENNISON.

